Consultant Psychiatrist (Mental Health Emergency Department)

## Mo tenei turanga mahi | About this role

• Location :
• Wellington Regional Hospital, Hutt Hospital
• Service :
• Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service (MHAIDS)
• Contract :
• Permanent, full / part time (0.8 FTE - 1 FTE)
• Salary :
• As perHealth New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders.

Through integration and collaboration, we - re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whanau-centred care, and excellence.

You will play a key role in delivering high-quality,culturally safe, person and whanau-centred care to individuals presenting withacute mental health needs or psychological distress.You will work closely with ED clinicians,MHAIDS teams, and community partners to enable rapid, effective care planning,reduce avoidable admissions, and support safe and timely transitions.

Weare committed to delivering rapid, person-centred care for those in crisis,while supporting integration between emergency and mental health services.You will join a growing team that includes a nursepractitioner (intern) and specialty clinical nurses.

Together, we are focusedon improving access, equity, and outcomes for tangata whaiora and their whanau.Health NZ - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valleyis a pro-equity health organisation and values diversity, inclusion, and theprinciples of cultural safety in all that we do.The Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service () spans across Wairarapa, Hutt Valley and Capital and Coast and includes local, regional, and national services.

The local MHAIDS services are provided from multiple sites within the 3 sub-region - greater Wellington, Hutt Valley and Wairarapa.

We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa / New Zealand.

The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work.

It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.Our people are at the heart of everything we do.

Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

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